Double R Controls, the UK based spooling specialists, have just delivered an advanced computer controlled Strip Spooling System to submersible pipeline manufacturers, NKT Flexibles of Kalundborg, Denmark. The new spooling line has been designed to deliver the continuous steel armour layers, which form an integral part of NKT’s multi layer flexible pipeline technology.
The system incorporates many novel features and has the capability of high speed handling steel strip and steel profiles, as well as the insulation strip materials, used in the off-shore submersible pipeline industry.
The equipment has the capability of operating in both a forward and a reverse direction and has been optimised for user-friendly operation. The pay-off and take-up sections of the machine can process both pancakes and coils of material up to a maximum weight of 9,000 kilos. Both sections are fully self-contained from the point of view of loading and unloading, negating the necessity to use an overhead crane and reducing operator fatigue as well as increasing productivity.
To offer complete control in the manufacturing process, the system is designed to provide tensions of 750 – 5,000 Newtons, ensuring when spooling or winding material it is wound to the optimum spool density. Tension isolation points are provided at the pay-off and take-up sections of the machine. This means that when it is necessary to remove a fault within the steel strip, or join a new coil, this can be precisely located by means of pendant operator controls within the welding section of the machine. The damaged steel strip can therefore be quickly and easily positioned for the corrective action of removing the damaged section and product welding with the optimum efficiency.
Operator safety is of paramount importance and providing the sectionalised perimeter guarding around the machine with the appropriate interlocks ensures the maximum possible operator safety. The equipment can also process a wide range of materials from wear strip to insulation products and ultimately steel strip.
For further information on this Double R Controls system or any other spooling application contact: sales@drc.co.uk.